David Underdown
@davidunderdown.bsky.social
Data Engineer at The National Archives. Digital Preservation/Digital Archiving. Also cycling, bellringing, photography, choral singing, promming and much more
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Today is Armistice Day
This is Mervyn Crawshay, son of Tudor and Maria Crawshay of Dimlands, Llantwit Major, and husband to Violet. He was a Captain in the 5th Dragoon Guards and one of the first to leave for France on active service in August 1914. He died at Messines, Belgium, on 31 October 1914.
This is Mervyn Crawshay, son of Tudor and Maria Crawshay of Dimlands, Llantwit Major, and husband to Violet. He was a Captain in the 5th Dragoon Guards and one of the first to leave for France on active service in August 1914. He died at Messines, Belgium, on 31 October 1914.
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Today is Armistice Day
This is Mervyn Crawshay, son of Tudor and Maria Crawshay of Dimlands, Llantwit Major, and husband to Violet. He was a Captain in the 5th Dragoon Guards and one of the first to leave for France on active service in August 1914. He died at Messines, Belgium, on 31 October 1914.
This is Mervyn Crawshay, son of Tudor and Maria Crawshay of Dimlands, Llantwit Major, and husband to Violet. He was a Captain in the 5th Dragoon Guards and one of the first to leave for France on active service in August 1914. He died at Messines, Belgium, on 31 October 1914.
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This #RemembranceDay, revisit our lunchtime talk about the Orchard Family of #Folkestone, presented by archivist Liz Finn.
Liz explores the human cost of the First World War and how archives can help us bring these personal stories to light. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJRc...
Liz explores the human cost of the First World War and how archives can help us bring these personal stories to light. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJRc...
Kent Archives Talk | The Orchard Family: Loss, Heartbreak and Remembrance in #Folkestone #WW1
YouTube video by Kent Libraries Registration and Archives
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November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This #RemembranceDay, revisit our lunchtime talk about the Orchard Family of #Folkestone, presented by archivist Liz Finn.
Liz explores the human cost of the First World War and how archives can help us bring these personal stories to light. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJRc...
Liz explores the human cost of the First World War and how archives can help us bring these personal stories to light. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJRc...
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🕊️November 11, 1918 – The Armistice of Compiègne
On November 11th, 1918, at 11 a.m., The fighting of the First World War came to an end. The armistice ended hostilities, and led to a complex post-war era defined by reconstruction, remembrance, and reimagined international relations. 🧵
On November 11th, 1918, at 11 a.m., The fighting of the First World War came to an end. The armistice ended hostilities, and led to a complex post-war era defined by reconstruction, remembrance, and reimagined international relations. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🕊️November 11, 1918 – The Armistice of Compiègne
On November 11th, 1918, at 11 a.m., The fighting of the First World War came to an end. The armistice ended hostilities, and led to a complex post-war era defined by reconstruction, remembrance, and reimagined international relations. 🧵
On November 11th, 1918, at 11 a.m., The fighting of the First World War came to an end. The armistice ended hostilities, and led to a complex post-war era defined by reconstruction, remembrance, and reimagined international relations. 🧵
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We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
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For the few digipres people that follow me over here, this look into Disney's sound archives is pretty cool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIao8E-ipM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIao8E-ipM
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For the few digipres people that follow me over here, this look into Disney's sound archives is pretty cool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIao8E-ipM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIao8E-ipM
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📢 Invitation to tender: we are inviting tenders for a consultancy to advise on the replacement of our current collections management system for archives and manuscripts.
Deadline for applications:
Closing date: 23:00, Thursday 27th November 2025
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/about-lambet...
Deadline for applications:
Closing date: 23:00, Thursday 27th November 2025
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/about-lambet...
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
📢 Invitation to tender: we are inviting tenders for a consultancy to advise on the replacement of our current collections management system for archives and manuscripts.
Deadline for applications:
Closing date: 23:00, Thursday 27th November 2025
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/about-lambet...
Deadline for applications:
Closing date: 23:00, Thursday 27th November 2025
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/about-lambet...
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🚨 Archive Job Alert 🚨
📜 Fancy working with our fantastic archive collections?
We're looking for a *new* MRC Manager to lead our service!
Could this be YOU?
Find out more about the role at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
More about the MRC at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
📜 Fancy working with our fantastic archive collections?
We're looking for a *new* MRC Manager to lead our service!
Could this be YOU?
Find out more about the role at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
More about the MRC at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🚨 Archive Job Alert 🚨
📜 Fancy working with our fantastic archive collections?
We're looking for a *new* MRC Manager to lead our service!
Could this be YOU?
Find out more about the role at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
More about the MRC at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
📜 Fancy working with our fantastic archive collections?
We're looking for a *new* MRC Manager to lead our service!
Could this be YOU?
Find out more about the role at warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
More about the MRC at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
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Hi there! We’re the Archive Sector Leadership team at The National Archives UK.
We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more!
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We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more!
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November 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hi there! We’re the Archive Sector Leadership team at The National Archives UK.
We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more!
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We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Lend us a follow and we’ll keep you updated with opportunities for free training, networking, grants, written guidance and more!
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Conservation work has started on one of the most unusual mausoleums in the Roman Catholic world -- the Bedouin tent shaped tomb of Sir Richard Burton and his wife, Lady Isabel.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/res...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/res...
Restoration of Burton’s Mausoleum starts with aim to reopen the tomb for visits
Conservation work has started on one of the most unusual mausoleums in the Roman Catholic world -- the Bedouin tent shaped tomb of Sir Richard Burton and his wife, Lady Isabel.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Conservation work has started on one of the most unusual mausoleums in the Roman Catholic world -- the Bedouin tent shaped tomb of Sir Richard Burton and his wife, Lady Isabel.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/res...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/res...
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Item descriptions for STAC 5 (Star Chamber proceedings for Elizabeth I) underwent a significant overhaul this year, updating 40,000 items to include party names, county, and much more. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1...
November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Item descriptions for STAC 5 (Star Chamber proceedings for Elizabeth I) underwent a significant overhaul this year, updating 40,000 items to include party names, county, and much more. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1...
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'British Asian families are being urged to record the experiences of relatives who fought for Britain for “future generations” as data reveals half the British public don’t know that Indian members of the armed forces served in the second world war.' 1/2
British Asian families urged to share stories of ‘greatest generation’ who fought for Britain
Half of UK public unaware of contribution made by 2.5m British Asian members of armed forces who served in second world war
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
'British Asian families are being urged to record the experiences of relatives who fought for Britain for “future generations” as data reveals half the British public don’t know that Indian members of the armed forces served in the second world war.' 1/2
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The 11am silence on Armistice Day, London, 11th November 1925.
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The 11am silence on Armistice Day, London, 11th November 1925.
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We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection!
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
For those with a scholarly interest in Franklin, Watson, and other pioneering researchers in molecular biology, @sciencehistory.org has just opened our new landmark collection of their papers, and applications for research fellowships are currently open:
www.sciencehistory.org/hmbc
www.sciencehistory.org/hmbc
History of Molecular Biology Collection
This unparalleled collection includes Rosalind Franklin's historic 'Photo 51,' which revealed the double-helix structure of DNA.
www.sciencehistory.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We are also currently hiring a curatorial fellow to work with the papers of Rosalind Franklin and others in the History of Molecular Biology Collection!
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
This is a 2-year staff position in the archive with a salary of $55k/year and full benefits:
www.sciencehistory.org/research/fel...
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This #WDPD2024 blog was fascinating. The concepts of deliberate erasure of content, creator intent, and the materiality of the digital were thought provoking. It was also great to have a researcher's perspective.
www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/bl...
www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/bl...
The Missing Link: Connecting Readers with Early Digital Text in Libraries - Digital Preservation Coalition
www.dpconline.org
November 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM
This #WDPD2024 blog was fascinating. The concepts of deliberate erasure of content, creator intent, and the materiality of the digital were thought provoking. It was also great to have a researcher's perspective.
www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/bl...
www.dpconline.org/blog/wdpd/bl...
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ICYMI yesterday afternoon a fantastic new digital resource pulling together data on the Roman road network has just launched. Explore at:
itiner-e
itiner-e.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
ICYMI yesterday afternoon a fantastic new digital resource pulling together data on the Roman road network has just launched. Explore at:
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new British Library digital preservation policy
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
Launching our new Digital Preservation Policy
On World Digital Preservation Day 2025, we’re pleased to announce the release of our new Digital Preservation Policy.
www.bl.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
new British Library digital preservation policy
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
www.bl.uk/stories/blog...
"The policy is built around 4 interdependent principles that shape the BL approach to digital preservation: pragmatism, consistency, risk awareness, and sustainability."
via Maureen Pennock
#DigiPres #iPres25 #wdpd25
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cartoon violence
I guffawed.
Both the dog’s cool confidence and the cat’s bitchiness are hilarious.
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
cartoon violence
The National Archives' contribution to #wdpd2025 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blogs/digita...
Celebrating digital records
Explore this blog to learn about The National Archive's digital preservation work and how you can preserve records that matter to you.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The National Archives' contribution to #wdpd2025 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blogs/digita...
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Day in the life of a Digital Archivist for #WDPD2025.
First up sharing the results of a staff survey on our internal digital access platform.
First up sharing the results of a staff survey on our internal digital access platform.
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Day in the life of a Digital Archivist for #WDPD2025.
First up sharing the results of a staff survey on our internal digital access platform.
First up sharing the results of a staff survey on our internal digital access platform.
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Today is World Digital Preservation Day! And we're asking "Why do we preserve"? We preserve because the history of our University is really important to all of its members, past, present and future including a digital record of the changing face of our campus #WDPD2025 #DigiPres
Warwick at 60: The Changing Face of Campus
This exhibition showcases the growth and development of the University of Warwick since 1965. Using photographs from the University Archive, discover how accommodation, faculty buildings and sports…
warwick.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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📹 Presentation recordings from the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Digital Preservation 2025 - Where We're At (Digital Preservation in Uncertain Times) virtual conference are now available. #DigiPres #DigitalPreservation
NDSA's Digital Preservation Conference 2025
Presentation recordings from the National Digital Stewardship Alliance's Digital Preservation Conference held October 9 and 10, 2025 virtually. The conferenc...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
📹 Presentation recordings from the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) Digital Preservation 2025 - Where We're At (Digital Preservation in Uncertain Times) virtual conference are now available. #DigiPres #DigitalPreservation
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🚨BREAKING NEWS On #wdpd2025, the #dpc has released a new version of the Global #bitlist of Endangered Digital Materials: a powerful call to action from the global #digipres community.
The Bit List identifies the digital materials most at risk of being lost […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
The Bit List identifies the digital materials most at risk of being lost […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS On #wdpd2025, the #dpc has released a new version of the Global #bitlist of Endangered Digital Materials: a powerful call to action from the global #digipres community.
The Bit List identifies the digital materials most at risk of being lost […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
The Bit List identifies the digital materials most at risk of being lost […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
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🎤 🪇Who's in for a musical intermezzo on #WDPD2025?? Colleagues from the Dutch Digital Heritage Network @netwerkdigitaalerfgoed gathered to discuss their mission to preserve all digital cultural heritage: buff.ly/xvqRuXy
#RickAstley #DigitalPreservation #WhyPreserve #ThisIsWhy #digipres
#RickAstley #DigitalPreservation #WhyPreserve #ThisIsWhy #digipres
The Dutch Digital Heritage Band Preserve You
Rolling minutes from rich meetings
Colleagues from the Dutch Digital Heritage Network gathered to discuss their mission to preserve our digital cultural heritage.
Our fruitful meetings have resulted…
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November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🎤 🪇Who's in for a musical intermezzo on #WDPD2025?? Colleagues from the Dutch Digital Heritage Network @netwerkdigitaalerfgoed gathered to discuss their mission to preserve all digital cultural heritage: buff.ly/xvqRuXy
#RickAstley #DigitalPreservation #WhyPreserve #ThisIsWhy #digipres
#RickAstley #DigitalPreservation #WhyPreserve #ThisIsWhy #digipres
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📣📣 PRIZE 📣📣
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.
Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr...
@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.
Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr...
@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social
Prize for Projects in Map History 2026
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History. The ISHMap Prize in for Pr…
ishmap.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
📣📣 PRIZE 📣📣
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.
Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr...
@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.
Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr...
@kparkerhistorian.bsky.social
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Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
London Lives
www.londonlives.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/